Here are the common Units used to describe memory storage
1024
Kb
kilo
10242
Mb
mega
10243
GB
giga
10244
TB
tera
10245
P
peta
10246
E
exa
10247
Z
zeta
10248
Y
yota
Meanings of the words
kilo, meaning 1000 (one thousand)
Mega, meaning 1,000,000. (one million)
Giga, meaning 1,000,000,000 (one billion)
Tera, meaning 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion)
Zetta is made up of 10007
Yotta is made up of 10008
Explanation
The smallest amount of data units is a bit. It holds the value of 1 and 0.
Eight 1s and 0s will equal into a byte.
It consisted of Eight bits due to the fact that early computers could only send Eight bits at a time so it was only logical to start with Eight bits equal a byte.
A bit is represented with a lowercase "b," whereas a byte is represented with an uppercase "b" (B). So Kb is Kilobits and KB is Kilobytes.
A Kilobyte is eight times larger than a Kilobit.
Strand 3: IT Systems
3.1 Hardware
Units of storage
Here are the common Units used to describe memory storage
Meanings of the words
kilo, meaning 1000 (one thousand)
Mega, meaning 1,000,000. (one million)
Giga, meaning 1,000,000,000 (one billion)
Tera, meaning 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion)
Zetta is made up of 10007
Yotta is made up of 10008
Explanation
The smallest amount of data units is a bit. It holds the value of 1 and 0.
Eight 1s and 0s will equal into a byte.
It consisted of Eight bits due to the fact that early computers could only send Eight bits at a time so it was only logical to start with Eight bits equal a byte.
A bit is represented with a lowercase "b," whereas a byte is represented with an uppercase "b" (B). So Kb is Kilobits and KB is Kilobytes.
A Kilobyte is eight times larger than a Kilobit.